Majority of Moms With Depression In Pregnancy End Up With PPD

A poll conducted by the Royal College of Midwives in the United Kingdom finds that moms with depression in pregnancy, or antenatal depression, have very little information about the illness and are unlikely to seek help.

Katherine Stone is the creator of this blog, and the founder and executive director of Postpartum Progress. She has been named a WebMD Health Hero, one of the fiercest women in America by More magazine, and one of the 15 most influential patient advocates to follow. She is a survivor of postpartum OCD.

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I would say that my psychiatrist has said exactly that. I would also say that despite being diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, and depression nearly 20 years ago and remaining fully medicated during my pregnancy and formula feeding after – my baby is three weeks old today – i am STILL fighting down some feelings that would be considered PPD…because of my experinces, medication, weekly visits to my psychiatrist, and a lifetime of learning coping techniques I am doing alright…but i have the advantage that nothing i am feeling is new to me…it can be incredibly frightening to feel this way for the first time, i haven’t forgotten. I wish people would take this more seriously and women were more readily receiving the help they need…

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I agree. I was often weepy and depressed for no reason during my second pregnancy. My nurse practitioner told me it was normal as a mom to be more tearful and that if I wasn’t having suicidal thoughts, I would be fine. So I struggled, but functioned until after the birth of my second and things went downhill. I wasn’t diagnosed with PPD and adjustment disorder until he was almost 1.5 years old. I didn’t know about prenatal/antenatal depression, and I thought my deep sadness, tearfulness and moodiness were just normal symptoms of being a mom of tiny children! I’m so glad I finally got help, but wish my nurse could have detected my depression earlier on.

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